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Abigail O'Leary

Red Arrows Platinum Jubilee Pageant display cancelled due to bad weather

The Red Arrows Platinum Jubilee display has been. cancelled due to bad weather.

The display was due to take place over Buckingham Palace at 5:05pm to mark the closing of the Jubilee celebrations.

Earlier today, the Red Arrows also confirmed they would not be performing in the skies over Torbay, airshow organisers confirmed.

The display was called into question due to poor weather conditions this morning.

Low-lying cloud threw the plans into flux, with the final decision made at just after 12pm midday.

Organisers of the English Riviera Airshow said: "Due to current weather conditions, we are sorry to say that the RAF Red Arrows have regrettably had to cancel their appearance at today's English Riviera Airshow since it is neither safe nor possible for them to fly in the current conditions.

"We are continuing to very closely review the weather forecast and we are hopeful for an appearance from the RAF Chinook at 1pm.

"We will of course keep you as up to date as possible with regards to the flight displays scheduled for later this afternoon. Thank you again for your patience."

The Red Arrows flying over Buckingham Palace during a special flypast for the Jubilee celebrations (PA)

Shortly after the news broke, it was also confirmed that the Chinook helicopter display will not take place due to the poor conditions.

RAF Chinook Display tweeted: "Along with a lot of other teams we are unfortunately not able to display at the English Riviera Airshow today due to the weather conditions in #Torbay.

"There is extremely low cloud and very poor visibility, which puts us outside of our weather limits for display flying."

Crowds arrive at The Mall (Peter Macdiarmid/LNP)

As well as the display, a flypast of Exeter, Exmouth, before heading back upcountry is scheduled as Red Arrows head for Buckingham Palace for 5.05pm.

Their arrival in London would mark the closing of this weekend's Jubilee celebrations.

On Friday the Queen was captured saying "how incredible" during the Red Arrows flypast over central London.

The Red Arrows during the flypast over London (David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)

The monarch, 96, appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch the six-minute display of more than 70 aircraft featuring Apache helicopters, Typhoons and The Red Arrows.

Dozens of aircraft from the Royal Navy, the Army and Royal Air Force soared over the royal residence after Trooping the Colour.

A cheer went up when spectators spotted the Queen on screens and she smiled as the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment passed the gates of Buckingham Palace.

Prince Louis' covers his ears as the Red Arrows fly over the balcony (Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)

At one point she could be seen interacting with her great-grandson Prince Louis, who was standing next to her on the balcony.

The nation is embracing the special extended bank holiday weekend of pomp, pageantry and star-studded festivities, which will see celebrities and the public gather in their millions in tribute to the monarch.

Thousands of well-wishers draped in Union flags, party hats and plastic tiaras flocked to central London for the Trooping spectacle.

The Ministry of Defence said more than 70 aircraft, including aircraft used by the UK Armed Forces on operations around the world, took part.

The famous Red Arrows display team are pictured rehearsing ahead of the Queen’s Jubilee flypast (RAFAT Photog/Crowncopyrht22/SWNS)

The display included helicopters from the Royal Navy and the Army and RAF aircraft recently seen responding to events in Kabul and Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic.

The flypast also featured highlights from the history of the RAF, with Puma and Chinook helicopters flying over the palace followed by the Lancaster, three Spitfires and two Hurricanes, all operated by the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

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